8 mins ago - BTU says weather problems have knocked out power for some of its customers, including for residents in the area Gordon St. and for others in the vicinity of Edgewood Dr.

Updated: 10:48 PM - On Tuesday, Walker County officers underwent an active shooter drill at Sam Houston State University to mentally and physically prepare themselves for the potentially deadly situation.

Posted: 11:26 PM - A line of thunderstorms swept across the Brazos Valley Tuesday night into Wednesday morning producing heavy rain, hail, lightning and strong winds.

Updated: 10:48 PM - A stretch of road in Madison County is known by many locals as 'Dead Man's Curve’, and it's getting a new safety feature after TXDOT looked into several fatalities in that area.

Posted: 3:23 PM - Following the April death of College Station City Manager Frank Simpson, two steps to move the city organization forward have been announced.

Updated: 10:48 PM - Sometimes, in this day in age, all it takes is a tweet or two. That's what one coach at Texas A&M used to spark some local support for communities in need.

Updated: 6:28 PM - A College Station Mexican food restaurant was the source of the E. coli that caused illnesses in the Bryan/College Station area, according to health officials.

KBTX Media, The Eagle and WTAW/Candy 95 are collecting funds for people affected by the Moore, Oklahoma tornado.

Posted: 10:39 AM - The Grimes County Strike Force, a group made up of county law enforcement and the District Attorney's office, made two felony drugs arrests.

Updated: 1:24 PM - A Houston resident is in the Washington County Jail for stealing livestock, according to Washington County Sheriff Otto Hanak.

Posted: 7:49 PM - A precise count is difficult to come by, but officials at four hospitals in the Oklahoma City area say they've more than 200 hundred patients, including dozens of children, since Monday's deadly tornado struck.

Updated: 9:37 AM - Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

Posted: 3:15 PM - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.

Updated: 7:25 AM - President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

Updated: 9:26 AM - More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.

Updated: 9:59 AM - As the recovery effort begins in Oklahoma, videos of Monday's tornado that struck the City of Moore are going viral online, showing the devastating power of Mother Nature.

Posted: 5:43 AM - The crew aboard a 314-foot fishing vessel off the Washington coast managed to extinguish an engine room fire originally reported as uncontrolled, the Coast Guard said Monday.

Updated: 8:51 PM - If you would like to help those affected by Monday's deadly storms in Oklahoma, CBS News and CNN have compiled lists of organizations contributing to the recovery effort.

Updated: 9:25 AM - The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.

Updated: 05/20/2013 - Volunteers and rescuers are in the Oklahoma City area looking for survivors after neighborhoods were flattened by a mile-wide tornado.

Updated: 10:24 AM - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will significantly increase trooper patrols this Memorial Day weekend to help keep Texas roadways safe.

Posted: 9:21 AM - Star of the Republic Museum administered by Blinn College will show its appreciation for members of the U.S. armed forces this summer by offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Updated: 9:26 AM - More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.

Posted: 6:37 AM - Disaster help may be available for losses not covered by insurance in a Central Texas town recovering from a fertilizer plant explosion.

Posted: 6:28 AM - The Texas House is considering a proposal that would create special districts operated by turnaround experts to improve struggling schools.

Posted: 6:11 AM - Texas lawmakers will be voting on whether to require some welfare recipients to take drug tests.

Posted: 5:50 AM - The House has approved requiring any decision by a future Texas governor to expand Medicaid first be approved by the Legislature.

Posted: 4:43 AM - An online registry of convicted sex offenders in Texas would no longer include employer information under a bill inching closer to Gov. Rick Perry's desk.

Posted: 4:37 AM - A bill that would have dramatically changed the rules for a radioactive waste dump died in the Legislature because of a parliamentary error.

Posted: 4:23 AM - A proposal to crack down on the slaughter of sharks for their fins has stalled in the last stages of the Texas Legislature.